Steve Bellisari Explained

Steve Bellisari
Number:8
Position:Quarterback
Birth Date:21 April 1980
Birth Place:Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:225
High School:Boca Raton (FL)
College:Ohio State
Draftyear:2002
Draftround:6
Draftpick:205
Teams:
Aflstatlabel1:Comp. / Att.
Aflstatvalue1:215 / 350
Aflstatlabel2:Passing yards
Aflstatvalue2:2,547
Aflstatlabel3:TDINT
Aflstatvalue3:52–15
Aflstatlabel4:QB rating
Aflstatvalue4:102.88
Aflstatlabel5:Rushing TD
Aflstatvalue5:8
Afl:5198

Steve Bellisari (born April 21, 1980) is a former American football quarterback. He is best known for his time playing football at Ohio State University from 1998 to 2001.

College career

Bellisari, a special teams player and a defensive back his first year, replaced Joe Germaine as the Ohio State starting quarterback in 1999. He had a stellar prep career at Boca Raton High School, but had a disappointing career at Ohio State.

In contrast to the accurate Germaine, Bellisari was a more athletic, yet at times erratic thrower. Notably, however, Bellisari's interception rate was 3.82%, lower than more highly recognized Ohio State quarterbacks Art Schlichter, Mike Tomczak, Greg Frey, and Bobby Hoying. Bellisari experienced an increasingly controversial tenure as Ohio State's starting quarterback, culminating in a one-game suspension towards the end of his senior season following an arrest for drunk driving.[1] He was re-instated before the Michigan game, but did not start.[2] Bellisari traveled with the team to the 2002 Outback Bowl against South Carolina, where he finished his career as a substitute, leading Ohio State back from a large deficit to tie the game before giving up an interception that allowed South Carolina to kick a winning field goal.[3]

Statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
3 5 60.0 24 4.8 0 0 100.3 0 0 0.0 0
101 224 45.1 1,616 7.2 12 9 115.3 116 332 2.9 2
163 310 52.6 2,319 7.5 13 13 120.9 107 179 1.7 1
98 185 53.0 1,599 8.6 8 6 133.4 72 97 1.3 2
Career 365 724 50.4 5,558 7.7 33 28 122.2 295 608 2.1 5
Source:[4]

Professional career

Bellisari was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the 2002 NFL draft and converted to safety.[5] After being out of football, in 2005 Bellisari played for the Dayton Warbirds of the NIFL, an indoor football league, and later moved up to the Manchester Wolves in the second half of the 2005 af2 season, leading them into the playoffs with four straight victories to finish out the year. Seldom turning the ball over in his stay with the Wolves, Bellisari was driving the Wolves down the field late in the fourth quarter when he threw his last pass as a Wolf, a game-sealing interception to the Florida Firecats. The final score was Florida 40, Manchester 39.

AFL statistics

Year Team Passing Rushing
190 304 62.5 2,262 47 12 107.37 27 50 7
25 46 54.3 285 5 3 73.19 2 5 1
Career 215 350 61.4 2,547 52 15 102.88 29 55 8
Stats from ArenaFan:[6]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. News: Bellisari reinstated, apologizes; Tressel names Krenzel starter. Sullivan. Lucas. The Lantern. November 19, 2001. January 19, 2018.
  2. News: Bellisari sentenced to three days in jail. Estle. Sarah. O'Neil. Dave. The Lantern. November 28, 2001. January 19, 2018.
  3. News: Buckeyes show fight in bowl rematch. Sullivan. Luke. The Lantern. December 31, 2001. January 19, 2018.
  4. Web site: Steve Bellisari . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . August 11, 2017.
  5. Web site: 2002 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-03-10 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  6. Web site: Steve Bellisari . arenafan.com . August 11, 2017.